The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
Will Starmer suppress dissent?
The riots should not be an excuse for a broader assault on civil liberties
“Safe and legal routes” is a dangerous cliché
Parties should be challenged to be clear on what they mean
The Greens are worse than useless
Their reputation for being nice if a touch naive is far too generous
The vicious circle of higher education funding
Underperforming international students are propping up underperforming British universities
“Moral debt” is classic watermelon politics
Do left-wing economists believe that there is anything to which wealth redistribution is not the answer?
Democracy contra the majority
What does democracy mean if it is not related to the popular will?
A Royal good time
Racing brings the country together in a convulsion of delirious democracy
British lessons for Canadian politics
What can the experiences of the Labour Party teach Pierre Poilievre?
DEI is just good manners, really
Stripped of all its jargon, allyship is nothing more than old-fashioned gallantry
Dazzled to death in Venice
At last, a truly world-class experience
Ukraine’s dangerous friends
The embattled nation must resist the siren song of possible NATO membership
The riots and the social media blame game
Politicians blaming social media for the riots are hiding from state failings
Art as collateral
Making art mean something again
Lawless and disordered
British police and courts increasingly struggle to maintain public order
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
Identity politics has undermined policing
Sir Mark Rowley should address the partiality of the police
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
